Coral Reef Species
Facts on Coral Reefs
Threats to Coral Reefs
South FL Human Demographic Info.
on Coral Reefs
Trophic Levels on Coral Reefs
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List 3 Coral Reef Animals...
-Sponges -Lobsters -Sea stars -Sea cucumbers -Sea urchins -Shrimps -Crabs -Sharks
100
What is the Biggest Coral Reef in the World?
The Great Barrier Reef
100
True or False: Hurricanes are a natural threat to Coral Reefs?
TRUE
100
Because of the climate here in SW FL name the closest place to see coral reefs.
Key Largo
100
What is one primary consumers in the coral reef?
-zooplankton -coral polyps -sponges -mollusks -sea urchins -smaller fish
200
TRUE or FALSE: The sun is not the initial source of energy for coral reefs.
FALSE! The sun is the initial source of energy!
200
TRUE or FALSE: Coral reefs include the highest concentrations of marine species to be found in any of the Earth's aquatic ecosystems
TRUE!
200
Name 3 ways coral reefs get damaged by Human related activities
-Coral mining -Overfishing -Coastal development -Diving by tourists -Pollution -Sewage
200
TRUE or FALSE: Florida's coral reefs came into existence 5,000 to 7,000 years ago
TRUE!
200
What is one secondary consumer in the coral reef?
-Larger reef fishes -Lobsters -Sea turtles
300
About 9 million!
About how many species live in the coral reefs?
300
Coral Reefs hold up to at least _____% of life in the ocean.
25%
300
What percent of the world's reefs are threatened by human activities?
58%
300
Coral reefs are rare along the American west coast. This is mainly due to...
upwellings
300
Trophic levels in a coral reef range from...
Primary producers such as phytoplankton at the bottom of the food web to megafauna such as sharks at the top of the food web.
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